Welfare Officer:

The Welfare Officer shall:

• Establish and maintain contact with, and provide information from, groups
and organisations which work on welfare issues.
• Establish an enquiry service, and advertise its availability on each of the
sites. Maintain and order stocks of information as required.
• Deal with, but DO NOT counsel, students who have welfare problems,
respecting confidentiality at ALL times.
• When necessary, refer students to the college counsellors or other relevant
organisations.
• Attend any relevant training/briefing days for Student Union Welfare
Officers.
• Campaign on, and raise awareness of, welfare issues as agreed by the
Executive Committee e.g. debt, safer sex, drug/alcohol abuse, etc.
Distribute general welfare information.
• Liaise with the Student Support Services section and, when necessary,
college management.
• Keep up to date with developments in the field of Student Welfare to
ensure a contemporary knowledge specific to this area.
• Be responsible for actively campaigning on a local and national level on
welfare issues specific to Winchester Student Union or instigated by other
affiliated and relevant organisations.